Transport for London (TfL) has revealed the location of a potential new DLR station in Beckton Riverside.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed an extension of the line from Gallions Reach, which if built would stop at both Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead.
Although full funding for the project is yet to be secured, TfL has revealed more details about the potential route.
It has been revealed that a Beckton Riverside DLR station would be built at ground-level in Armada Way, opposite Gallions Reach Shopping Park.
There would be a covered footbridge between the platforms accessed by stairs and lifts, and one of the station entrances would connect to Armada Way.
A viaduct would carry the track to the new station from the existing DLR line between Gallions Reach and Beckton.
Trains would then descend into a tunnel under the River Thames after calling at Beckton Riverside station.
On the other side of the river, the track will rise onto another viaduct at the Twin Tumps on the approach to Thamesmead.
A DLR station for the south east London town will be built at the site of Cannon Retail Park, which is currently home to a B&M store and Pure Gym.
The area lies within Thamesmead Waterfront, a 100-hectare site owned by Peabody where there are plans for thousands of homes and a new town centre.
The new station would be elevated on a viaduct, with stairs and lifts provided at each end of the platform.
There would be a station entrance adjacent to Central Way, allowing passengers to quickly catch buses on local routes.
DLR trains running from Thamesmead would ensure local people could be in central London within 35 minutes.
TfL also claims that positioning the station at this location would allow for a potential further extension towards Bexley.
According to TfL, trains would run on the new branch every eight to ten minutes, with a similar service pattern on the spur to Beckton.
This would mean a train would come every four to five minutes on the core section of the route between Canning Town and Gallions Reach.
TfL has launched a consultation on its proposals that will run until August 17.
Transport bosses say that they hope that a funding plan for the project can be agreed with the Government by autumn this year.
If given the go ahead, the DLR extension could open in the early-2030s.
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